. >> new developments this morning in the terror plot to blow up the new york city. this as the suspect's father is now speaking out. marianne rafferty is following the story. she has an update for us right now. >>> family and friends say they are stunned. they had no idea what he was allegedly up to. the 21-year-old was busted by the fbi on wednesday after he tried to detonate what he believed was a 1,000 pound bomb hidden in a van outside of the federal reserve bank. that bomb was actually a fake given to him by an under cover fbi agent. the fbi raised howard willie carter the second on unrelated charges but suspect he was a co-teachers conspirator. he also went by the name yaquem that's a name that went with his. his son came to america to get a good education that would hopefully land him a better job when he returned home to bangladesh. he says his son is not a terrorist. >> i don't believe a fearful boy like him can do anything so risky. without any doubt i can say he is not linked with this. >> the justice department say he came on a student visa in january to